Getting back into Splatoon ahead of the third has been a blast

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Last week, we got a massive info-dump on the next entry in Nintendo’s squid-shooter, Splatoon 3. It was a ton, ranging from a new hub and idol group to lockers, practice mode, and a catalog system. It was exciting, and because of that, I thought it might be time to return to its predecessor.

So I re-downloaded Splatoon 2, booted it up, and ventured out into the plaza. And within minutes I was reminded that yes, Splatoon is still quite good.

One thing I immediately wanted to check in on was the latest in public plaza art. Splatoon 2 let players draw and set messages for their characters, kind of like a mixture of statuses and forum signatures, that other people could see in-game.

It wasn’t long until I saw plenty of Splatoon art hyping up the new game.

Some artists have been sharing their own work on Twitter too, like these excellent sketches of the Deep Cut crew.

All Splatoon 2 Plaza post art of Deepcut #deepcut #Splatoon3 ????????❤️ pic.twitter.com/aEi6O6JJu6

— ✨????shayshay????✨ CommisionsOpen 4/10 (@shayshayshamera) August 14, 2022

Different art already proclaimed their hype for the game or their favorite new idol. Players are also already picking sides for the upcoming Splatoon 3 SplatFest World Premiere, which will demo the game ahead of its launch date and also showcase the new changes to SplatFests with three idols. Clearly, we’re all backing Big Man.

Originally, I had just intended to hop on and check out the art, seeing what work artists were up to in my absence. Maybe get a sense of where the needle was landing on favorite Splatoon idol, or which team was leading in the early SplatFest popularity race.

But being just mere steps away from the competitive doorway, I couldn’t resist. I had to just jump back in for